Loans and leases and allowance for credit losses - Schedule of Lease Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract]
Lease payments receivable	$ 2,710	$ 2,431
Estimated residual value of leased assets (a)	296	274
Amounts representing interest	(339)	(248)
Investment in direct financing leases	2,667	2,457
Lease payments receivable	41	57
Estimated residual value of leased assets	43	52
Amounts representing interest	(10)	(15)
Investment in leveraged leases	74	94
Total investment in financing leases	2,741	2,551
Deferred taxes payable arising from leveraged leases	$ 25	$ 36

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Present value of lease payments not yet received by lessor and amount expected to be derived from underlying asset, following end of lease term, guaranteed by lessee or other third party unrelated to lessor, from direct financing lease.

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The estimated portion of pretax income and investment tax credit remaining to be allocated to income over the lease term.

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Taxes arising from arrangements meeting the criteria for classification as leveraged leases due to timing differences between accounting and tax income recognition.

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